sportfishing

[ spawrt-fish-ing ]

noun

1. fishing fish with a rod and reel for sport, especially for saltwater sport fish from a motorboat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sportfishing¹

sport + fishing

Example Sentences

JUNEAU, Alaska — A bill before the Alaska House Resources Committee would tighten residency requirements for sportfishing, hunting and trapping licenses.

From Seattle Times

The multiyear experiment reflects the changes facing sportfishing as rivers, streams, lakes and ponds warm.

From Seattle Times

Just as she, too, began to give up, the skipper of a commercial sportfishing boat spotted an orange smudge bobbing in the water through his binoculars.

From Los Angeles Times

Marine conservation and sportfishing groups called their nets “curtains of death” and pressed for elimination of the gear.

From Los Angeles Times

Afghanistan and other U.S. war veterans are heading out to the open seas with some of their fellow brothers and sisters-in-arms to participate in the War Heroes on Water sportfishing tournament.

From Fox News